Also, while my deal was in holding, I could still cancel it, now if I realize I mess up, do I just flag it for you to cancel/reject? or do I have a window of opportunity to do this myself, other that using an award?

I generally don't like when people submit deals that have a several promotions combined in them. This way it is very hard to make decision on what to do when part of that deal expires or gets resubmitted. It is much more preferable to submit several deals instead of one (with each one having clear description and hopefully expiration date). This way we can update/expired the constituent part independently and thus maintain a clear picture of what promotion is still running and what already expired.

To answer your question, if you submit a deal that is partially included in a previous submission then you should not submit that portion but only submit what's new. For the overlapping portion you should go back to the original deal and mark it as alive. We will then try to update the previous (now partially correct) deal so it still makes sense.

Buxr will auto-lock your deal (and auto-flag the older deal) if your coupon code is mentioned in an earlier deal. If not code involved then you need to do it yourself.

Thanks for the clarification, Yan. Is it correct then if you find the identical deal with a different code, we are supposed to add that to the comments of the existing deal rather than create a new deal? How does expiry dates work in that case?

Right, but in the two links I showed, the 50% off did not need a code, so ??? I get all of the codes that are different, each can be posted separately or added to the existing deal, but what to do when it is a sale, not a coupon?

If the basic promotion terms have remained the same (discount, expiration, coupon URL, coupon code, etc) then the new submission is considered a duplicate. Coupons and sales can be resubmitted if the promotion terms change is significant enough to warrant a new submission. You can also re-submit a Sale or Coupon after it has been dead for 30 days or (in case the expiration date is not set) if the original submission is older than 120 days. Otherwise, do not re-submit. Instead flag the deal as 'alive again'.

So, I have read all of that other stuff, and I get the idea, so I guess I just need to flag something that looks like a dupe, whether I post it or someone else, and let admin. take care of it. Does that part about older deals still exiat? I cannot find it, but maybe I am looking in the wrong place.

That's in the same section linked above (for coupons and sales). Any change on products are flagged only the first day and can be resubmitted after 24 hours, or the same deal after 30 days. Freebies are forever, those are the ones that are hard to find when they're older deals.

Freebies

No duplicate freebie submissions allowed regardless of the time when the previous submission was made or whether it was previously expired. This includes online free product requests and coupons that enable you to receive a product for free in-store. Before you submit a freebie, search the deals and make sure you click on 'Search older deals' link that appears at the bottom of search results.

Products

Product type deals can be resubmitted if they expire or if the price goes down, but not until after 24 hours from the initial submission. If within 24 hours, flag the deal alive again (if expired) or inaccurate (if price went down or you found a coupon code). Product type deals – for the same product, price, and store – can be resubmitted 30 days after the previous posting.